Record holder for talking machines



e. N. HUGHES.

' 1 1920. 4- Patented Jan. 3, 1922 r Y 3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

G. N. HUGHES.

RECOBDHOLDER FOR TALKING MACHINES.-

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25 1920.

Patented Jan. 3, 1,922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2' Jim 701? I G. N. HUGHES. RECORD HOLD-ER FOB TALKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, I920.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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7 parallel arms of [which are. attached On the outer edge of the angle shaped- .projection an angularly disposed key board'llo is provided v vhich -is securedjto the side members 10 by any'suit'able means 7 and this key board is pr ide with. a V ralitymof orifices 17 therethrough arranged straps '19 to the angle shaped projections 15 and the key board 16 by screws orthe like and the" upper transverse'member is; providedgon the under face. with; a plurality of recesses- 2'0 This frame is formed with an angularly disposed bottom Wall 21 Which is provided with a plurality of theirearvvardly extending grooves or recesses 22 and adja cent tothe front edge anjd'on the upper, all of this bottom a recessedportion 23 is provided and 'formed jwith rearvvardly extending, grooves 24 which are staggered relatively to the grooves-22.

V A I plurality of vertically disposed parti tions 25.inthe for1nof strips oimetalor the likef'are positionedpin the front U shaped frame 1'8,"the"upper edges .o f-the partitions i v I engaging' with the grooves or recesses 20 and i. 30

the lower edges engagingwith the. grooves records.

25 are istrips 27 of metal orilike suitable malah qhh v 'g e l a s e e pwith the"verticallygdisposed' grooves or. re-' f oesses l2 oflthe rearUfshaped member 11 These strips 27 arecovered forthe greater part of their-length with baize28 or other cabinet into a. plurality of compartments 145 each of which vvi-lLaccommodate-a record.

] Ir l eachcompartment; an ejector lever .29 is mounted and these levers are pivoted onia transversely extending rod 30'whieh passes through 'thelorifices 14 inthe curvilinear projections 13;,of the side members .10.-

V T'he'upper arnroftthe levers 29 is formed I 'in the i'ront. face'jvvitha central groove 31' and at the up er; end a Ushaped member: 32

- embraces the lever and is. provided witha lininglofifelt 33 or-oth'ersoft material.

.3 1o heholder B andthe I war are"bf these, satiety, ifdesiredbe periphery will prO ect of the partitions. 25.- V 24. These partitionsare covered Withgreen e baize, 'felt or other suitable soft material which Will haveanon abrasiveiaction'onthe Extending rearvvardly I fromf the partitions f ieQ ette-the es timihgamng ie. "e es ef s medateth -hem f the s whish a e sl de ably mounted in the orificesil7 the key-; 1

ices-41' provided inthe recesses36 of their 'coacting rods 34.

-- The heads42 05f thekeys39 vvi1l be-en f larged to form, fingerpushes and each headwill have a number or-othersymbol marked thereon.

doors of the cabinetare open, the spaced 'When a'cabinet equipped with a'record holder of this descriptionis in use and the partitions 25 arevisible and each comparta f Inent formed'by the :said partition'can, if

necessary; house a record.

' 1 Assuming that the compartments are filled and that aparticular -record=is --re-- quired, then the operator will push aparticulally numbered key corresponding to the compartment housing the desired. record.

This key will move" its: co-actingv rod '34 rearwardly and the rodvvill tilt the lever29 about, its pivotalpo'int so that thelongersarm I of the lever will be-thrust forwardly thereby allowing the record whichis engaged bythe groover31 andthejU shaped finger 32 1 being fed forwardly so thatf'a portionfofits beyond 'thefrontedge Therecord maylnovv be removed for ing purposes. While the-recordis out ofthe cabinet,' thewkey will remain in a depressed position andwilldndicate thegconipartment to. Which the record should be Qreturnedr When the record is being returnd it is pushed into the rdesired-compartment and v the record, rolling-rearwar'dlyinthe groove 7 22 will engage {with the lever29 and rotate,

the same b'ackvvardl'y so that? the lower end of the, lever will move the rod 34 forwardlyf and thus pressftheikey outvvard1ysdindicating that therecjord is'noW positionlwithin the holder. .1

The ,holder is "extremelyfsim'ple in con-1 struction and the records at allytimes when housed therein.

in the desired 1 10 will be protected It should"bep articularly noted the i rotation ofthe levers 29. is governed by the rods 34' in ';the' frontgthereofand by the transversely; extending. {stop member 44 se cured tothe'bottom; 35*offtheholder B. j

The holders may be-m'ade to suit'any type of cabinet and couldbe constructedrof stock It Willbe observed that the'rods 34 are formedwith-upturhed inner. ends which} enable the rods .to remain incontact with the' ends of the levers '31, for a longer period l than would be possible were the ends not up.-

. urned. V or .AfllllMly/changes could be ,made inithe boveconstructionfl and many widely di-fferent embodimentsiof myjinven'tion within 1' I i thejscope -;o .the.e1aims, .constrjucted with out departing -from the spirit or sebpe thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification" and draw-e pings shell be interpreted as fality of slideble rods meuntedon the bot .4 tom of theea bin'et and below the angularly disposed' wall; an angulaljlyjdisposed key board extending at an acute anIgIe'to the said 1 bettem, at fplurality of keys} extending through the k b rd an dap ed to 6 gagethe I'0ds,,a.p1ur a1ityof pl ojeetionset, the rear of the cabinetya pluralityfof levers;

illustrative and 1 1 2;,"Ah01deri fpr talking machinedechrds v a comprising aseabi nethaving a p hilfalityof 1f. A.jjcon1tainer for; talking machinef records comprising a jcabinetggaholder with; in thecabinet having agframe formedw'ith an angularly disposed bottom wall having plurality of -rearWa1 d1yeXtehding grooves thereon adjacent to the ifront e'dgeya phi-g Eto. en age therecoxds. 1

d f Witnesses: 1

1houhtedi011etheipfejeetiens theiri f i i Y lowerflends adapted t -be'engagedby the aforesaidirods, and having theil upperende I adaptedgte engage the records.

having lower free end, ejplurelity f re-l" eipr'oeable rods fhaVingf upwardly turned I ends adapted t0 engagethe"v free ends ofjthe the rods,"andl meanSQn the leversiiadztpt'ed l d I gjhave liBifQltIltO set In Witness whereof JIIIYY. hand i IL thGFPI CSQIICG of two yyit essea 13 5i ;tQ

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